The revised timelines proposed in the competition law will help in making the assessment of combinations swift and time-bound as well as provide certainty to businesses, according to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).
A bill to amend the Competition Act is now being examined by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance.
One of the amendments proposed is to reduce the time limit for approval of combinations to 150 days from the current 210 days and another is that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has to form a prima facie opinion within 20 days for expeditious approval of combinations.
The corporate affairs ministry has said the overall time limit for assessment of combinations is being reduced to make the process swift and time-bound.
